LSW ACTIVITIES AND NEWS.

LSW ANNUAL MEETING. May 19, Sat, 6:45 pm, (Before the Richard Solly Reading) at the Red Mug, corner of Broadway & Hammond, Superior, Wisconsin. Contact 218-722-3094 or writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org.

POETRY WORKSHOP. May 19, Sat, 1 to 3 pm, LSW presents a workshop with St Paul poet Richard Solly, "The Poem as a Journey," at the Lake Superior Writers Conference Room, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Duluth, MN. Registration $35/$25 for LSW members. Contact 218-722-3094 or writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org.

POETRY READING. May 19, Sat, 7 pm, Richard Solly will present a poetry reading at the Red Mug, corner of Broadway & Hammond, in Superior, Wisconsin. Booksigning to follow. Solly is the author of a collection of poems, "From Where the Rivers Come" published by Holy Cow! Press. Contact 218-722-3094 or writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org.

MEMOIR WRITING GROUP, May 20, Sun 3 - 5 pm - Memoir Writing Group meets at Sara’s Table, 1902 E. 8th St. All welcome. Contact Mara, 218-728-1253 or mhart2@d.umn.edu.

FICTION/POETRY WRITING GROUP. Meets from 6 - 8 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at Sara's Table. Contact Jill Hinners (218-525-1463) or Cheryl Reitan (creitan@d.umn.edu, 218-728-3154).

LSW WRITERS’ SQUARE TABLE, May 17, Thur 11:30 am. May topic: "Creating Scenes." Meet in the Annex at Sara's Table, 1902 E. 8th Street (to the left as you enter). Open to all. Contact Mara, 218-728-1253 or mhart2@d.umn.edu.

LSW PLAY-READING GROUP, May 24, Thur, 5 pm. Join fellow Lake Superior Writers who meet on the fourth Thursday of each month in the Annex at Sara’s Table to read plays from “Humana Festival 2004: The Complete Plays.” May reading, "Tallgrass Gothic." Books are available for purchase. Contact Mara, 218-728-1253 or mhart2@d.umn.edu.

PASTA FOR POETS AT SEA. June 24, Sun, 5:30 to 8 pm on the Vista Fleet Harbor Cruises. Watch for more info!

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MARTHA BIGALK’S poem "We Traverse Afar" will be reprinted in the May issue of “Minnesota Medicine,” a publication of the Minnesota Medical Association. It first appeared as a Verbal Rorschach in “Speakeasy,” Spring 2005.

TIM J. BRENNAN’S one act play "Show Me a Hero" has been selected as part of Ten Grand Production's "Cold Cuts Reading Series" on Mon, May 21 at the National Comedy Theater, 347 W. 36th St, NYC.

ANNE CROOK will be a featured speaker at Mayfest: A Celebration of Learning, at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth on May 22. She will speak on the history of Duluth in connection with her book "Tales of Spirit Mountain.”

JEANNIE EDDY’S short story, "Back In The Saddle Again," was published in the Spring 2007 issue of “Fifty Something Magazine.”

KONNIE LEMAY of Lake Superior Port Cities Inc. announced the publication of the children's book, “Agate: What Good is a Moose?” by local author Joy Morgan Dey and artist Nikki Johnson. The early response to the book is strong.

RITA BERON MYNTTI’S website launched last month. See http://www.ritaberonmyntti.com/.

CHERYL REITAN read selections from her fiction work at An Evening of Reading and Storytelling on Fri, March 30 at Amazon Bookstore Cooperative in Minneapolis.

MARY ELLEN RYALL’S article "Honey bee die-off concerns local beekeepers" was published in the “Washburn Country Register” in March. Diane Dryden, Washburn County Register, wrote about Ryall's tea party in "Valentines by Lakeland" recently. In April, Dryden wrote about Ryall's monarch butterfly conservation work in "Butterfly gardens", which was published by “Washburn County Register.” Ryall's botanical photography was also published in the newspaper in April. Ryall is the owner of Happy Tonics and her web site, which promotes habitat for the monarch butterfly can be viewed at http://www.happytonics.org/

FRANCINE STERLE has a reading planned for Sat, May 5, at 5 pm, at MacRostie Art Center, 405 1st Avenue NW, in Grand Rapids, MN . She will read from “Nude in Winter.”

SHIRLEY DYER WUCHTER signed a contract with CSS Publishing Company in Lima, Ohio to publish a second book of her deceased husband's sermons. The first book is “Uplifting Christ Through Autumn, Sermons for the Fall Season.” The new book is sermons for the winter season, including Advent and Christmas. Contact Shirley at swuchter@juno.com for more information.

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First Tues, Arrowhead Poets, a chapter of the League of MN Poets, meets the first Tues, of each month, 5 pm, at Chester Creek Cafe. New faces are always welcome. For info contact: jclub4@aol.com.

May 7, 14, 21, 28 (Mondays) Open Mics Mondays at Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe, 9-11 pm, Dewitt-Seitz Bldg. Wednesdays at Beaner's Central, 7-10 pm, Info: 624-5957.

May 2, Wed, 7 - 8 pm, Educator & Media Specialist Reception. Guest Speaker: Laura Erickson (Book signing following presentation). Refreshments & door prizes. RSVP 218-786-0710 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

May 2, Wed., 6 pm, Beryl Singleton Bissell will discuss and sign her memoir about her experience as a cloistered nun who fell in love with a priest, "The Scent of God." J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI. 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

May 5, Sat, 1 pm, St. Paul Public Library, Central Branch, St. Paul. 19th Annual Minnesota Book Awards reading and book signings. Free admission. 651-222-3242. http://www.thefriends.org/ mnbookawards.html.

May 5, Sat, 6:30 pm, Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. Paul, MN. 19th Annual Minnesota Book Awards. 651-222-3242. http://www.thefriends.org/mnbookawards.html

May 5, 2 pm, Sat, Louis Jenkins will sign “North of the Cities” Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth. 218-722-5267; www.norlights.com .

May 10, Thurs, 7 pm, Tony Dierckins will sign his new vintage postcard book “Greetings from the Arrowhead, Volume 1: The North Shore and Canoe Country.” J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI. 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

May 11, Fri, 7 pm, Book Signing: Patricia Hoolihan signing “A Moment’s Peace For Parents of Teens: 365 Rejuvenating Reflections.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

May 12, Sat, noon to 1 pm, Book Signing: Prose poet Louis Jenkins will sign copies of his new book “North of the Cities.” Published by Will o’ the Wisp Books. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

May 12, Sat, 1-2 pm, Book Signing: Author and publisher Tony Dierckins will sign copies of “Greetings from the Arrowhead, Volume 1: The North Shore and Canoe Country.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

May 12, Sat, 2:30 pm, Reading, Demonstration & Book Signing. Author Joy Dey will read her children’s book “Agate: What Good is a Moose?” Illustrator Nikki Johnson will give a painting demonstration. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

May 14 - June 27, the exhibit, “Scott House Souvenirs” & “The Fish House Book”: Images From the Books will showcase work from soon-to-be published books by the mother-daughter artists Marlene Wisuri and Kathryn Nordstrom at the Sherburne County Government Center. Sponsored by the Elk River Area Arts Alliance. Both books are being published by Dovetailed Press LLC of Duluth.

May 16, Wed, 7 pm, Edgar-award winning author David Housewright will discuss and sign his new mystery, "Dead Boyfriends." J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI. 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com.

May 17, Thur, 5:30-9 pm (program 6:30), 19th Annual Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards at the Weber Music Hall, UMD. 38 books have been nominated this year, and awards will be given in three categories: Fiction/Poetry; Nonfiction/Memoir; and Children’s Literature. Duluth’s poet laureate Barton Sutter will emcee, and Will Weaver, a writer of fiction for adult and young adult readers, will be the featured speaker. Weaver’s collection "A Gravestone Made of Wheat and Other Stories" has won many awards, including the Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. The title story was recently produced as the independent film "Sweet Land," starring Ned Beatty. For info, contact 726-7889 or http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/nemba/index.htm

May 19, Sat, 2 pm, Book Signing: Author Susanne Schuler will sign copies of her book “Back of Beyond: A Memoir from the North Woods.” Published by Cloquet River Press. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

May 20, 7 pm, Mitchell Auditorium, College of St. Scholastica. Krista Tippett, host of NPR's program "Speaking of Faith," is the featured presenter for the annual Ida & Arthur Silver Memorial Interfaith Lecture Series, sponsored by Temple Israel, interfaith and religious organizations. Tippett's presentation is based on her book "Speaking of Faith.” Free and open to the public. For info, contact Temple Israel, 218-724-8857.

May 27, 5 pm, Sun, Salon with Minnesota poet James Armstrong reading from his book of poems "Blue Lash." 5 pm, Drury Lane Books, 12 E. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais, 218-387-3370, 888-887-3370, http://www.drurylanebooks.com.

May 31 5 pm, Thurs, Full Moon Reading featuring Michael Peterson outside around the fire. Drury Lane Books, 12 E. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais, 218-387-3370, 888-887-3370, http://www.drurylanebooks.com.

June 7, 7 pm, Thurs, Writers Read in Ely. Meet the first Thursday of each month at the Front Porch in Ely. Read what you have written or just listen. Share ideas about writing, do short writing exercises, and enjoy good company. For info, contact astewartu@rangenet.com.

June 11, Mon, 7 pm, Tracy Nelson Maurer will launch her new historical children's picture book, "Storm Codes," from Windward Publishing. Tracy worked on this book with the LSW Children's Writers Group a few years ago. She will sign books and answer questions. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI. 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com..

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SUMMER READING SERIES. Read to tourists and locals in Duluth and Superior this summer. Contact Cal Benson at calbenmn@chartermi.net or 218-724-2724. LSW writers will conduct short readings in hotels on the water, on the Lake Walk, at Parks and Rec events, coffee houses, pubs, and perhaps from the stage in Leif Erickson Park. (All we really need to pull this off is a place to plug in our new microphone--and readers, of course.) Writers' selections should reflect the Northern Minnesota/Wisconsin region.

JAMES WRIGHT COLLECTION. A collection of poems in honor of James Wright is being compiled by Bruce Henricksen and Robert Johnson (Melia Press). For guidelines, email Bruce at bhenricksen@charter.net, typing "James Wright" on the subject line.

NEW WOMEN’S PRESS. Clover Valley Press, LLC, a new small publishing company specializing in producing quality books by women writers of the Northland, announces the release of its first title, "Killer Storm," A Jo Spence Mystery by Jen Wright. For more information, call Charlene Brown, 218-525-4552. POETRY WORKSHOP. Aug 13-17, Mon-Fri. Poetry Workshop with Ellen Kort. Aug 17, Fri, 7 pm. Readings by Poet Ellen Kort and Poetry workshop participants. Drury Lane Books, 12 E. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais, MN 55604, 218-387-3370, 888-887-3370, http://www.drurylanebooks.com.

TRAVEL-MEMOIR WRITING WORKSHOP. Sept 10 – 14, Mon-Fri, Travel - Memoir Writing Workshop. "All the World’s a Story: Secrets of Good Travel Writing" with Catherine Watson. Sept 14, Fri, 7 pm, Readings by Catherine Watson and Travel-Memoir workshop participants. Drury Lane Books, 12 E. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais, MN 55604, 218-387-3370, 888-887-3370, http://www.drurylanebooks.com.

MANUSCRIPTS WANTED FOR POETRY ANTHOLOGY. Holy Cow! Press will consider poems that express grief and gratitude for lost loved ones (parents, grandparents, relatives, friends, lovers, et al). They will include poems from a wide variety of religious, spiritual, and cultural beliefs. New work and previously published poems are welcome. Limit: up to three poems and six pages in length. Deadline: Oct 1, 2007, with publication in Fall 2008. Include a SASE. Editors, "Poems of Grief and Gratitude Anthology," Holy Cow! Press, PO Box 3170, Mount Royal Station, Duluth, MN 55803.

GROWING UP DULUTH. Do you have a story about your childhood in Duluth? Rosey Jencks, Marey Jencks and Peter Leopold grew up in the Central Hillside neighborhood in the 1970s and 80s and are publishing an anthology of people’s experiences growing up in Duluth. Send short fiction, non-fiction, prose, poetry, photography or artwork to growingupduluth@gmail.com. Text submissions should be 150 to 1,200 words. All entries must be received by May 31, 2007. For more information, see www.growingupduluth.com.

May 11-12. MAGAZINE WRITERS FESTIVAL AT THE LOFT. with keynote speaker David Carr, along with editors and publishers of Minnesota's magazine publishing industry. See http://www.loft.org.

CALL FOR POEMS. visit www.mnartists.org for info about submitting work for future online publication in Mnartists.org’s “What Light.”

MINNESOTA LITERATURE wants info about reading/ workshop/ publication parties/ call for manuscripts. This is a free listing. Include the date, time, location, contact phone # and cost (if any) of your event. Lucy Vilankulu, Editor, Minnesota Literature, 3723 Glendale Terrace, Minneapolis, MN 55410, http://www.minnesotaliterature.org, 612-827-0432.

THE LOFT LITERARY CENTER in Minneapolis, MN has several events for writers each month. See http://www.loft.org/ for info.

VERBAL/VISUAL EXHIBIT. June 1 is the deadline for entering written works for the upcoming CHARAC (Cable Hayward Area Arts Council) VERBAL/VISUAL exhibit. For information email Ronda Tworek at cablehaywardarts@yahoo.com. This info came from LSW member Diana Randolph, Once in a Blue Moon Studio, Drummond, WI, oiabms@cheqnet.net.

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Lake Superior Writers prohibits discrimination in its programs, membership, and board of directors participation on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status or family status.

ABOUT THE LSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE LSW MEMBERSHIP Member Involvement: We value our membership and encourage your involvement in LSW. An annual meeting for LSW members is held in the spring. All members are invited to participate. Financial reports and a summary of the year's activities are presented to the membership at the annual meeting for review. The LSW board meets monthly throughout the year. Members are invited to attend board meetings, review minutes, and look over financial statements.

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Your editor for this issue of the e-calendar was LSW member and volunteer Cheryl Reitan.